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2018 NA LCS Spring
The 2018 NA LCS season was the seventh season of the North American ''League of Legends'' Championship Series (NA LCS), a professional esports league for the video game ''League of Legends''. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on January 20 and culminated with the playoff finals on April 8, 2018. The Summer Split began on June 16 and culminated with the Spring Split finals on September 9, 2018. The 2018 season saw a shift in the NA LCS from a promotion and relegation system to a franchised league with ten permanent teams. The buy-in price for existing teams was , while new teams incurred an additional $3million, distributed to replaced teams. Over 100 applications were received, narrowed down to a shortlist, with the final ten franchised teams announced in November 2017. Of the final ten franchised teams, six were previously established in the NA LCS, while four new organizations joined the league. Team Liquid won the spring split pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends Championship Series
The League Championship Series (LCS) was the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in the United States and Canada. The esports Sports league, league was run by Riot Games and had anywhere from eight to 10 teams. Each annual season of competition was divided into two splits, spring and summer, which concluded with a double-elimination tournament between the top teams. At the end of the season, the winner, runners-up and third-place team of the summer playoffs qualified for the annual League of Legends World Championship, ''League of Legends'' World Championship. Established in 2013, the league was initially split into two regions: the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) and the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). The NA LCS featured eight teams, which were determined via a promotion and relegation system. In 2015, the league expanded to ten teams. In 2018, the NA LCS shifted to a franchise system with ten permanent teams, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSM League Of Legends Division
The ''League of Legends'' division of TSM was a gaming team based in Los Angeles, California, that competed in the League Championship Series (LCS), the top-level professional league for video game ''League of Legends'' in the United States and Canada, from 2013 to 2023. The organization sold their LCS franchise slot in 2023. Established in 2011, the ''League of Legends'' division was the founding division of Team SoloMid. The team formed from a group of players that represented the community of the online ''League of Legends'' blog SoloMid.net, which was founded by brothers Dan Dinh and Andy "Reginald" Dinh. TSM was one of the founding members of the LCS and won the inaugural NA LCS championship. They won five more LCS titles from 2014 to 2017, including three consecutive titles: Summer 2016, Spring 2017, and Summer 2017. Their seventh LCS title came in Summer 2020. Internationally, TSM has taken part in a total two Mid-Season Invitationals and eight League of Legends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, wherein participants are eliminated after a certain number of wins or losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ('ribbon'). Over time, the term became idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is frequently called a ''double round-robin''. The term is rarely used when all participants play one another more than twice, and is never used when one participant plays others an unequal number of times, as is the case in almost all of the major North American professional sports leagues. In the United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygon (website)
''Polygon'' is an American entertainment website created by Vox Media covering video games, movies, television, and other popular culture. At its October 2012 launch as Vox Media's third property, ''Polygon'' sought to distinguish itself by focusing on the stories of the people behind video games and long-form magazine-style feature articles. The site was built over the course of ten months by eight co-founding editors which included the editors-in-chief of the gaming sites '' Joystiq'', '' Kotaku'' and '' The Escapist''. Vox Media produced a documentary series on the founding of the site. In May 2025, ''Polygon'' was sold to Valnet. History Vox Media (2012–2025) The gaming blog ''Polygon'' was launched on October 24, 2012, as Vox Media's third property. The site grew from technology blog ''The Verge'', which was launched a year earlier as an outgrowth of sports blog network ''SB Nation'' before Vox Media was formed. Vox Media's chief executive officer, Jim Bankoff, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming is an American professional eSports, esports and entertainment organization headquartered in Frisco, Texas. The organization currently operates a ''Call of Duty'' team in the Call of Duty League, OpTic Texas, and a Halo (franchise), ''Halo'' team. They previously competed in ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', ''Gears of War 4'', ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'', ''Fortnite Battle Royale'', ''Dota 2'', ''League of Legends'', ''Valorant'', ''Apex Legends, Overwatch, and Rocket League''. The organization is currently owned by Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez. History OpTic Gaming was established in 2006 by OpTic "KR3W" and OpTic Enigma as a ''Call of Duty 2'' (Xbox 360) competitive team that specialized mainly in Search and Destroy and Team Deathmatch. In 2008, the group of friends would eventually grow older and the team began to dissipate. With OpTic Enigma then long gone, OpTic KR3W stepped down to hand over the team to long-time member Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez. The team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Guardians
The Golden Guardians (GG) were an American esports organization owned by the Golden State Warriors. The organization was one of four that joined the ''League of Legends'' Championship Series (LCS) in 2018 after the league began franchising, the others being 100 Thieves, Clutch Gaming and OpTic Gaming. On December 18, 2019, the Golden Guardians announced their expansion into the professional scenes of ''Apex Legends'', '' Teamfight Tactics'' and ''World of Warcraft''. '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player Zain "Zain" Naghmi and ''Teamfight Tactics'' player David "DogDog" Caero were signed by the Golden Guardians on February 6, 2020. On April 2, 2021, the organization announced the signings of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player Edgard "n0ne" L. Sheleby, inactive player and streamer Kevin "PPMD" Nanney and commentator Kris "Toph" Aldenderfer. On March 29, 2023, Zain announced his departure from the Golden Guardians; the following day, the organization announced the signings of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clutch Gaming
Clutch Gaming (CG) was an American esports organization founded by the Houston Rockets in 2017. It had a professional ''League of Legends'' team that competed in North America's League of Legends Championship Series (LCS). In 2019, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment acquired a majority stake in Clutch Gaming and merged it with Dignitas. The team saw mixed success in its two years of competition. Although Clutch Gaming was never able to reach the LCS finals, it did qualify for the 2019 World Championship after winning that year's regional qualifier. At the World Championship, the team managed to advance from the play-in stage to the group stage of the main event. However, Clutch Gaming was eliminated after failing to pick up a win in what commentators described as a " group of death". History Founding Riot Games, the creator of ''League of Legends'', announced on May 31, 2017, that the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) would discontinue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team EnVyUs
Team Envy is an American esports franchise based in Dallas, Texas, owned by Envy Gaming. Founded in 2007 as a professional ''Call of Duty'' team under the moniker Team EnVyUs, they fielded rosters in '' Counter-Strike, FIFA, Fortnite, Gears of War, Halo, League of Legends, Chess, Magic: the Gathering, Overwatch, Paladins, PUBG, Rocket League, SMITE, StarCraft, Super Smash Bros., Street Fighter'' and ''Valorant'' in their original form. Following the merger between Envy Gaming and OpTic Gaming, Envy Gaming retired the Team Envy brand in June 2022, shifting all of them to the OpTic Gaming moniker. On January 17, 2025, Mike "Hastr0" Rufail announced that he re-acquired the Team Envy name, as well as associated trademarks, from OpTic, reviving the franchise. Envy has since entered ''Apex Legends'' and '' Marvel Rivals'', as well as re-entering ''Super Smash Bros'' and Valorant. History ''Call of Duty'' Team EnVyUs was founded on November 19, 2007, as a '' Call of Duty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Dignitas
Dignitas is an American esports organization based in Newark, New Jersey. It was founded by Michael "ODEE" O'Dell in 2003 as a merger of two ''Battlefield 1942'' Clan (computer gaming), clans. Dignitas was acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2016 and is now a part of parent company Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE). The team is best known for its ''League of Legends'', ''Rocket League'', ''Fortnite'', and ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' squads. The organization rebranded in October 2018, dropping "Team" from its name and replacing its old "alien" logo with an owl logo. In January 2021, Dignitas once again replaced their logo, returning a modernized version of the original "alien" design and introducing it as a mascot named Digi. History Since the organization's inception in 2003, Dignitas have won 18 world championships and competed in 35 different titles. 2003 to 2009 Dignitas' first world championship came in 2005, when Chris Bullard won the FIFA Intera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix1
Sentinels is an American esports organization based in Los Angeles, California. The organization was founded as the ''League of Legends'' team Phoenix1 and competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). In June 2018, Phoenix1 rebranded to Sentinels. The company currently fields teams in ''Valorant'', ''Apex Legends'', '' Marvel Rivals'', and '' Halo''. History Phoenix1 was founded in May 2016 as a ''League of Legends'' team to compete in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). After the NA LCS became a franchised league, Phoenix1 sold its LCS spot. Following, Phoenix1 partnered with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) to launch their Overwatch League franchised team Los Angeles Gladiators for the video game '' Overwatch''. After successfully launching the ''Overwatch'' team, the company rebranded to Sentinels in June 2018. Sentinels opened two new divisions in 2018; in June 2018, they entered ''Hearthstone'' esport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
